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Czar Nicholas ll is crowned
Czar Nicholas ll was the last Emperor of Russia from the Romanov family. -
Lenin is arrested
Lenin is arrested kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years -
Revolution of 1905
Russian Revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire; known as Bloody Sunday -
October Manifesto
The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament -
Fundamental Laws of 1906
A constitution is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife Sophie, were in Sarajevo when they were shot dead -
World War l begins
A war against the triple Entente and the triple Alliance, that began because of Russia standing up for Slavs and Ferdinand's death. -
Nicholas ll assumes power
Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army -
Rasputin is killed
Rasputin's death states that he was poisoned, then shot, and finally drowned in the River Nevka -
February Strikes
More than 100,000 workers are still on strike; the Duma attacks the government failing to respond to food shortages. -
Czar Nicholas ll renounces his thrown
Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed. -
Lenin returns
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train. He was released under the agreement that he will convince the Russians to leave the war. -
New Prime Minister
Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government -
Russian Civil War
The red army (Bolsheviks) and the white army began the war caused by the Revolutions -
Bolsheviks take over
The Provisional Government, is taken by the Bolsheviks; the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom), led by Lenin, is now in control of Russia -
The Constituent Assembly
Bolsheviks are a minority yet meet for one day before being suppressed. Earlier that day a demonstration is fired on by Bolshevik and several demonstrators are killed. -
Change in Calender
The new Bolshevik government converts Russia from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar turning February 1 into February 14 -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Germany and Russia sign a treaty taking Russia out of World War I -
The Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
The Bolshevik went from a democratic government to a communist gov. -
The capital of Russia is changed
Russia's capital is no longer from St. Petersburg; Moscow is now the new capital -
Execution of the Czar and family
Czar Nicholas II and his family are shot dead -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty was signed, ending World War causing new restrictions and land taken away. -
Stalin is appointed General Secretary
Stalin was appointed General Secretary of the party's Central Committee -
The Reds win
The reds win the Russian civil war due to the whites unorganized groups -
Lenin dies
Lenin died, Joseph Stalin took over his rule
